FireCore announced today that it successfully jailbroke the Apple TV 2 (not the new Apple TV 1080P that released earlier this month). The jailbreak is tethered, which requires the Apple TV to be connected to a Mac/PC when first powering it on (only once). You also have to pay fireCore $30, but it has been plenty good about updating.

What’s new in the 5.0 AppleTV software? Should I update?

New interface: – Fast, visual access to all content choices

Movie purchases in iCloud: Support for buying movies on Apple TV and playing back purchased movies from iCloud

Genius Recommendations: Recommendations for content on the iTunes Store based on previous rentals and purchases

Screensaver photos: New National Geographic photos built-in for screensaver

The Airplay boundaries just keep falling today and now it looks like the XBMC project has Airplay running as a service on their product.

That is interesting news because services like Plex which will be the back end into LG televisions are based on AirPly. Long story short, AirPlay will probably be on every TV made in a year. Oh and Windows boxes too. Read more